12 January 2008:
I'd like to wish a happy new year to everyone and, regrettably, inform you that I won't be writing a lot of fanfiction anymore. I don't have the time to contribute to it anymore and what time I do have I would like to put towards writing something original that hopefully you will all see on a Borders shelf someday. "Of the Cursed" will be deleted, and you can consider Harry's adventure to continue in a canon-like fashion from the end of "Cruciatus Cursed" onward. I'm so sorry, but thank you for your support, and I'm glad to have pleased you with most of my works. : )

Hello to you, fellow Harry Potter fans. I am Miss Moony, and welcome to my profile. There isn’t much to say about me, nor do I care to say a lot about myself anyway, so here are the important things that you might need to know for future reference if you care to read my stories:

I write only the following ships: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Remus/Tonks.

My favourite characters are Remus Lupin (bet you never could have guessed), Sirius Black, and Snape.

My favourite HP books are Prisoner of Azkaban and Order of the Phoenix

Patience is a virtue that I do not possess. Therefore, if I can update quickly, trust me when I say I will.

I answer all reviews I receive. Period.

If you are bored and care to read an excellent fiction, may I suggest Nuw255, Tagidi Riva, Abbs866, or weasleybabe24? They are fantastic.

That’s about all at the moment, so I hope you enjoy my fictions and that you will leave a review if you have some time. I would really appreciate it. Below are some quotes that you may peruse for fun at your leisure if you are bored enough (as I collect a good many of them), and the banner for my first posted fiction, “Cruciatus Cursed”.

If you actually read this without getting bored and taking a break halfway through, then coming back to it later, I shall be quite impressed.

~Miss Moony

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
–Gandalf

“If in doubt…always follow your nose.” –Gandalf

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” –Galadriel

“No parent should have to bury their child.” –Théoden

“…Those without swords can still die upon them.” –Éowyn

“War will make corpses of us all.” –Faramir

“There is always hope.” –Aragorn

“Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box?” –Legolas

“The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm.” –Pippin

“There’s some good in this world…and it’s worth fighting for.” –Sam

"Generous deeds should not be checked with cold counsel." –Faramir

“Forth and fear no darkness!” –Théoden

“Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back and all turns to silver glass; and then you see it: white shores. And beyond: a far green country under a swift sunrise.” –Gandalf

“Certainty of death, small chance of success…what are we waiting for?” –Gimli

“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend, some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.” –Frodo

“I will not say “do not weep”, for not all tears are an evil.” –Gandalf

(Yes, those were all from The Lord of the Rings. I am a LotR geek first and foremost.)

“What is a friend? It is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” –Aristotle

“I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more.” –David Wenham

“My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe: organised chaos.” –David Wenham

"Life is full of spoilers. All you have to do is look around." –Tagidi Riva

“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.” –Anne Frank

“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.” –Lillian Hellman

“I'd rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off a sinking ship." –Gilda Radner

“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” –Ambrose Bierce

“Life is short, and suddenly, you’re not there anymore.” –Kenneth More [Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge 1970]

“Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.” –Eric Lloyd [Charlie Calvin, The Santa Clause 1994]

Summary: Sequel to A Stolen Past. Please read that story first, as this one really won’t make sense if you don’t.

Harry Potter has rejoined the Wizarding world after a year-long absence, but still has no memory of his time at Hogwarts. Will he ever get his memory back? Will he be able to pass his classes without it? And most importantly, will he ever be able to defeat Lord Voldemort? Read on as the last of the mysteries introduced in A Stolen Past are finally revealed.

This is a story of friendship and mystery, with a healthy dose of H/G thrown in for good measure.

That horrible, little toad! The saddest part is that I believe she would do something like that. She was incredibly IC, so well done. I haven't tried yet, but I don't think I could do as well with her. I hate her too much. ; ) Amazing chapter, Nuw. As we can't review unvalidated chapters anymore, I hope it is up fast! Wonderful, suspense building, amazing chapter!
~Moony (now I can't stop smiling, I am so happy it is up! but poor Harry... but you like happy endings! Yay! )

Author's Response: Muahahaha! Umbridge strikes back! Isn\'t she just deliciously evil? I\'m really glad you enjoyed the chapter, and that you\'re not too angry with me (although you might be after the next chapter). And I still promise that something will happen at or very near the end of this story that you will like very much. But I\'m not saying what! Take care!- NuwNuw ;-)

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here!!!!!!!!!! Sorry I'm late, we had practice for the musical today and I was dead tired when I got home. Now, I got the e-mail that this was up! (I loaded up on chocolate to get some energy, can't you tell?) Okay, I love that line about 'snogging you-know-who'! That was great! And I like how you had Harry tell them right away. I hated how in the books he left it for so late before telling them. Gr. I still hate Dumbledore. Does he die in this too? *pulls innocent face* Juuuuuuuuuuuust wonderin'! Anyhoo, now that this review has bounced off the virtual walls (just like me!) I will sum it up: that was an awesome chapter! Loved it. When don't I? Hmm. I'll get back to you on that. Anyway, thanks for another great chapter, Nuw! You rock!
~Moony ; D

Author's Response: Hi, Moony! It\'s good to see you\'re still around and still enjoying the story. I\'m glad you liked the line about \'snogging you-know-who\' -- I\'ve been wanting to use that one for a while. I\'m still looking for a situation where it would be appropriate to talk about snogging a Dementor, but that\'s another topic. ;-)

I refuse to answer any questions about who will/will not be alive at the end of this story. I don\'t want to give anything away. All I can say is that you\'ll be floored (I hope), but I\'m not saying if that has anything to do with good ol\' Dumby or not.

I\'m glad you liked how quickly I had Harry tell his friends about the Prophecy. It\'s been quite a while since I read HBP so I don\'t really remember how long Harry took to tell them in the actual books (and I\'m a terrible fan who still hasn\'t bought HBP, so I can\'t go check). In Dumby\'s defense, however, he told Harry in HBP that he was free to tell Ron and Hermione about the Prophecy. I got the impression that he didn\'t tell him that earlier because he (Dumby) had assumed Harry would tell Ron and Hermione regardless of what his instructions were.

Anyway... to answer your question, I think the last time you didn\'t love a chapter was the last one before Christmas break, when Umbridge\'s wand was broken and Harry\'s friends seemed to have turned on him. How\'s my memory? ;-)

Great chapter, Nuw. Only, now you have given me a new spell to be scared out of my wits of. Yay... Oh well. I am sure that this will make things with dear Voldykins quite... interesting. Hehehe. And thanks for relaying the message. Poor Lena/Tom... *sighs* I don't think I would have lasted this long with hardly any internet... Ugh. I suffered withdrawal symptoms from back when we moved and I was off for 3 days. Blech. Poor them. : (

Anyhoo, that was great, as usual, and I hope the next is up soon!
~Moony

Author's Response: Thanks, Moony. Yeah, this spell is definitely a scary one, even though it was originally created for a good purpose (keeping siriusly injured people alive). But take heart! This spell will play an integral role in the part at the end that I promised you would like. Now that I\'ve piqued your interest, I\'ll stop typing and let you ponder. Aren\'t I NICE? ;-)

1) If I really spelled the password wrong, blame Wikipedia. I copied and pasted it from there. :-)

2) I was REALLY hoping you\'d like the way I wrote Remus in this chapter. I know how much you love him, so I wanted to see your reaction to \"cool\" Remus with Peeves, and then \"Action Hero\" Remus rushing to Tonks\' rescue. I\'m glad you liked it!

3) Bwahahahahahaha! I don\'t want to give anything away about the next chapter, but I do hope it\'s validated soon. Oh, and you have an excellent censor, by the way. ;-)

Just wondering, by the way. Was this song remade at all? Because I know a version that isn't by the same people. Just wondering!
~Moony
PS- Ulterior motive, here. You never get my e-mails through the site, so here is the answer. The one with the mask. You know what I mean. ; ) It looks so hawt! Squee! Anyhoo, hope that helped. Toodles!!!

Author's Response: You know, I have no idea if that song was ever remade or not. I know it because it\'s one my dad used to listen to. But it seems like so many songs (and movies, for that matter) are remakes that I wouldn\'t be a bit surprised.

Thanks for the input on the banner. I still really like the one without the mask, but the more I think about it, the more I think it would give too much away. Thanks for everything!

Forgot, it also had no snakes, which is nice! And, by the way, how much longer till you run out of prewritten chapters? I'm almost out, so I was wondering.
~Moony
PS-You'd be proud. I have another H/G! Cos you and Rivah turned me into a sap. Hope you're happy. ; P

Author's Response: *grin* I\'m glad you like the lack of snakes. Actually, I don\'t think there will be any more snakes in this story (not live ones, anyway). I\'ll probably mention Hassseth from time to time and stuff, but... you get the idea.

I think I\'ve got four more pre-written chapters at the moment. Unfortunately, I forgot something rather important in one of them so I\'m having to go back and add it in, which is slowing me down. The main problem, though, is that I\'m at a sort of difficult part of the story now. For the most part, this story has been incredibly easy to write -- it\'s practically written itself -- so now that I\'m running into trouble it\'s tough to deal with. *sigh* I think the problem is that I just want to get to the end with all of its fun twists and turns, which makes it hard to write everything that has to happen leading up to it.

I\'ll keep an eye out for your new H/G! If I\'ve played any part in turning you into a sap, I\'ll take that as a huge compliment! I\'m sure Rivah will agree. :-)

Awesome chapter once again, Nuw. I think I like it better when they are getting along than fighting. And the Snorkack (sp?)was a great touch! Too cool. I liked this chapter; please update soon!
~Moony
PS-I submitted my own H/G fic for the first time! I hope you will read it if it validates. ; )

Author's Response: Moony! It\'s you! Yay! I\'m glad you liked the chapter, and I completely agree that it\'s much better when they\'re getting along. And I\'m glad you liked the Snorkack -- Luna deserves the chance to see one up close. Oh, and I\'ll definitely check out your H/G story the first chance I get. I still haven\'t had time to go back and re-review CC since you started re-posting it, but I am keeping my eye on it for updates, and I can\'t wait until it gets caught back up to where you were before.

Haha! It almost sounds like I\'m reviewing you, doesn\'t it? Oh, well. It\'s always good to hear from you, and I look forward to reading more of your stories and reviews!

HaHA, HERMIONE! EAT THAT!!!!!!!!! Bloody know-it-all. Eat. That. This was an awesome chapter, by the way, now that I am done talking about Hermione. I wished that I could strangle her for a few minutes there. And that is so cute with Tyler and Luna! I love this chapter. Great job, Nuw! Can't wait for the next one! Oh, before I forget, good luck with school. If it is any consolation, I have two AP's, a musical, a play, and my SAT's coming up. I am rather busy too. Good luck and take care!
~Moony : )

Author's Response: Thanks for the support, Moony. And I\'m really glad you enjoyed the chapter (although I think you might have enjoyed Tyler telling Hermione off a little too much). I have to say, I don\'t envy you and your busy schedule. For some reason, I don\'t feel as much pressure in college as I did in high school, even though the classes are harder and I barely sleep because of the work load. Anyway, good luck on those SAT\'s!

Okay, I know I just keep coming later and later and I am super sorry! With everything going on, I hardly have any time for fan fiction... Sorry, Nuw... Anyway, how about a couple of reviews for what I missed?

“He’s quite safe here, though” Luna offered. “After all, the Death Eaters are all so busy with their plan to kidnap the London Philharmonic Orchestra that they don’t have time to worry about a Hogsmeade weekend.”

I loved that!! It was so totally Luna! And the thing with Harry and Ginny was great. So sweet. You wouldn't believe the amount of 'aw's that got. Uh oh, here's another: awww!!!!!

That reporter needs to be shot. I wanted to just jump in the computer and strangle her after ripping the paper into tiny, little pieces of confetti! But that's impossible, darnit! Gr. Just gr.

Anyhoo, great chapter that I am still really sorry I missed and I'll go read the other one now. Gotta love days off from school, I'm tellin' ya.
~Miss Moony

Author's Response: You are so lucky, Miss Moony. I go to a U.S. Government owned university, and I don\'t get today off. What\'s up with that? We got a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr., but not for Presidents\' Day. Grrr.... Actually, I couldn\'t care less what they call it, I\'d just like a day off!

Okay, now that that\'s out of the way, let me say thank you. I\'m really glad you enjoyed the chapter. Hopefully I can turn you into enough of a fluff-lover that Cruciatus Cursed will have a happy ending. ;-) Oh, and Ms. Johansen of the DP will end up getting a \"NICE\" surprise later on. I\'m not sure if we\'ll ever know exactly what it is, but trust me when I say it\'s something she won\'t soon forget.

' When Snape had announced that they would be testing their potions on their partners, he had immediately thought of William Jamison and Miles Gibbon, the only same-gender partnership in the class. Now, he found that this was one of those rare occasions when he actually agreed with Snape’s judgment. As funny as it would be to see those two profess their undying love for one another, it wasn’t something he wanted to have to watch.'

Umm... thank you! Snakes aren't the only thing I can't handle. ; ) I now love Snape just because of that! Oh thank you for not showing that, Nuw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Malfoy... gr. *whines* Can I kill him yet? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaase? It would help with the fact that I have missed two chapters. *smiles innocently* Pleasey? *evil laughter comes from the TV in the other room, but you pretend it's me*

Anyhoo, another awesome chapter and I hope I am on time for the next one. :*(
~Miss Moony

Author's Response: Hahahahahaha! Thanks, Miss Moony! For the record, one of the main reasons I didn\'t make Jamison and Gibbon test their potion on each other was because I can\'t handle that sort of thing either. Neither can Snape, for that matter. Plus, those two still have to be Potions partners for the rest of the year. They have to share a dorm, for goodness\' sake! Doing that to them would just be wrong.

Sorry, but you can\'t kill Malfoy just yet. Don\'t expect his actions to go unpunished, though. I mean, sure he\'ll get away without official punishment from the school, but think about who he\'s messing with. ;-)

The last few chapters were great though. I hope that I'll be on time with the next one as I really want to know what will happen with this! Myths is on my list for tomorrow as it's late right now, so you'll have my review for that one tomorrow.^^

Great chapters and, again, I am so so so so so so so so so so so sorry...
~Miss Moony

Author's Response: Hi, Moony! You really don\'t need to apologize, although I was starting to wonder what had happened to you. I\'m glad you\'re okay and that it was just RL getting in the way. I can totally understand that. Anyway, I\'m glad you enjoyed the last few chapters. Get some rest, and I\'ll \"talk\" to you later. :-)

Go Harry! Show that evil git what's what! That was awesome, Nuw! And I'm on time this time. Hehe. The joy of skipping lunch to finish homework. I'll do that more often. Anyhoo, that just rocked! Snape deserved it, the bloody git. I hate him sometimes and I like him sometimes. Must be the fickle age. *insert eye roll here* Thanks for another awesome chapter and 'see' you next time!
~Miss Moony

Author's Response: Thanks, Miss Moony! It\'s funny, I don\'t really hate Snape the way some fans do, but you\'d never know it by reading my stories. I mean, in this one he\'s a complete git (even moreso than usual), and in Magical Myths he\'s a Dumbledore-killing Death Eater. Then there\'s the Post-Hogwarts story I started writing but never posted because I couldn\'t figure out an ending. In that one, Snape almost succeeds at killing Harry just as Harry kills off Voldy. Then Ginny hits Snape with Sectumsempra and he bleeds to death. See what I mean? If you look at my writing, you\'d have to conclude that I absolutely despise the guy, when I actually think he\'s pretty cool about half the time (although that\'s more Movie!Snape).

Anyway, now that I\'ve ranted about Snape, I\'ll just say thanks for the lovely reivew. I\'m glad you enjoyed it.

♫ Could this be magic, or could this be love? Could this turn tragic? You know that magic often does. ♫-Van Halen, \"Could This Be Magic?\"

Whew! I was about ready to take a frying pan and throw it at the little twit! But then I realized that I would break my computer and I payed too much for this thing to do that! That was a great chapter! And seeing as it isn't a H/G fic, there must be more to come, right? RIGHT!? Better be; I love this story too much for it to be over yet. ; P Thanks for an awesome chapter, Nuw. It rocked.
~Moony :):):):):):):)

Author's Response: Right you are, Moony! Much more is yet to come. We still have to see Harry beat somebody up with wandless magic, Flitwick teach a dangerous curse to his Charms class, Mad-Eye Moody attack a student (okay, so the imposter did that already) and teach folklore to his DADA class, and Snape teach about Love Potions. And then there\'s that whole Voldemort thing, too.

By the way, I was NOT joking about anything I said in that paragraph. All of that stuff is upcoming, and much more! :-)

Yeah, me again. So sue me. ; P I should write down my questions before I review so I remember them! Okay, first, is Umbridge in for a permanent stay in Azzie or will she be back? And there is more Christmas to come, right? That's it!
~Moony
PS-Thanks for the offer of betaing, by the way. It was rejected for 'not going in a clear direction' or something like that, though. I fixed it and it is back in queue. Thanks for being so enthusiastic. You rock in FM Sterio, dude. No doubt. Take care and see you (yeah, well... you know!) next chapter (here or on MM, I guess)!

Author's Response: Why would I sue you, Moony? I love reading your reviews! Okay, here we go: I\'m actually not completely sure about Umbridge. I don\'t THINK she\'ll be getting out of Azkaban until her sentence is completed, but I reserve the right to change that decision if I get bitten by a plot bunny. To answer your other question, Yes, there is more Christmas to come.

Summary: Harry Potter wakes up at his aunt and uncle's house...with no memory of the past six years. He cannot remember magic, Hogwarts, or even his two loyal best friends. He does know that something is very wrong, and his relatives are treating him like a bomb that could go off at any moment

That was a very good chapter; I haven't had time to review yet, so I thought I would. I like how Harry is FINALLY figuring out that everything the voice says is the opposite of what is true. I hate that voice. It needs to go away. Stupid, stupid voice. Rant over and here's hoping for quick validation of your most likely awesome next chapter!
~Moony

That's right; you go Harry! That voice is so horrible! I hope he gets his memory back soon so that it will shut up... *shrugs* Only one knows the answer. That was a great chapter and please update soon!
~Moony